change in rice price on the one hand, and poverty and food insecurity (measured by calorie intake) on the other, are … increase in the real income of consumers following lower prices for a staple food, the poverty rate is calculated to fall from … 0.24 to 0.16. The measures of poverty gap and poverty severity are also expected to fall, by 0.07 and 0.26 respectively …

In spite of rapid overall economic growth in the 1990s, rural poverty in Pakistan did not decline. Panel data covering … impact on rural poverty. …

a source of income. Research methods leading to a better understanding of the role of livestock in household poverty … and 25 years, households have moved into and out of poverty in 40 rural communities in two different highland regions of … different livestock assets and strategies. We found significant numbers of households escaping poverty at the same time many are …

farmers, highlighting that Bt cotton contributes to poverty reduction and rural development. …

Shaheen Akter and John Farrington..."What makes exit from poverty .... …

producing jatropha feedstock for biodiesel. Under all scenarios, biofuels investments accelerate GDP growth and reduce poverty … are drawn away from food production. A skills-shortage amongst female workers also limits poverty reduction. Policy …

has made in accelerating agricultural growth and poverty reduction. To examine how agriculture and the rural poor may be … of poverty reduction, food security and climate change adaptation. …

Poverty, being persistent and widespread, still remains core issue to be researched in Nepal. Moreover, there lacks … study on dynamic aspects of poverty at the household level. Therefore, this study intends to capture the dynamics of poverty … in poverty stricken Far-Western Rural Hill district of Baitadi based on panel data collected through field survey in 2001 …

This article investigates the impact of nonfarm employment on farm household income and way out of poverty, using farm …